Pope’s relatives killed in car crash
Pope Francis was deeply grieved, the Vatican’s official broadcasting service said yesterday, after the deaths of three relatives killed when their car slammed into the back of a truck on a highway in central Argentina.
China media: Vatican ties
Cautious optimism over Beijing-Vatican ties after Pope Francis's visit to South Korea.
Where Clergy Stay in Rome: Domus Romana Sacerdotalis
A great place to stay, near to the Vatican, for clergy. They have a nice chapel with various altars. See here: http://www.domusromana.org/.
tsukishimake1: my favorite tidbit about rome is that in the mid-1800s one of the popes didnt like...
tsukishimake1: my favorite tidbit about rome is that in the mid-1800s one of the popes didnt like the statues in rome having dicks so he ordered them knocked off. fast forward to the last decade or so and art historians in conjunction with the vatican are trying to erm. restore. the statues. but the ...
People and Their Beliefs
The Church, particularly since the Second Vatican Council in the 1960s, supports inter-faith and ecumenical efforts, in the spirit of universal "brotherhood" or family, community. This has not always been the case and some episodes of history have seen great violence done to people of other faiths i ...
